Key Points and Summary - The A-10 Warthog earned devotion by saving lives at low altitude with a giant cannon and stubborn armor. -But the Air Force is retiring it for five interlocking reasons: it ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II was built around a gun and a mission: survive over a modern battlefield while shredding tanks and protecting troops under fire. The A-29 Super Tucano, by contrast, grew out of ...